Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Burundi to escape violence in the eastern DRC.
Exclusive Al Jazeera footage shows fighters, military vehicles on the move as M23 spokespeople say withdrawal under way.
“Wanting to give peace a chance would’ve meant not taking over Uvira.”
After seizing the strategic border town of Uvira, M23 rebels are now pushing further south along Lake Tanganyika.
Rwanda-backed rebels say they will withdraw from eastern town they seized last week after request by US mediators.
Rwandan-backed rebels seize city week after Trump oversees peace deal.
Rubio says Rwanda’s actions in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are a “clear violation” of the peace deal
As M23 rebels capture strategic city Uvira despite Trump peace deal, displaced families recount chaos and death.
US President Donald Trump has claimed to have ended eight wars and secured peace in the Middle East.
Government says victims killed by rebels included women and children, accusing Rwanda of breaching a recent truce deal.
About 200,000 people have fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels surged into Uvira.
